Epidemiological aspects of Proteus infections with particular reference to phage typing.
The properties and characteristics of 296 Proteus strains isolated from hospital patients and from sewage have been examined with a view to determining those characters which are of most use in following and detecting cross-infection.Ninety-six per cent of the organisms isolated were P. mirabilis and it was found that by identifying biotypes and by phage typing the species could be divided into a relatively large number of groups which would be useful for epidemiological investigation.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001434:Bacteriophage Typing; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D011511:Proteus / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011512:Proteus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012722:Sewage
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012722:Sewage